A block P of mass m is placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. Another block Q of same mass is kept on P and connected to the wall with the help of a spring of spring constant k as shown in the figure. μs is the coefficient of friction between P and Q. The blocks move together performing SHM of amplitude A. The maximum value of the friction force between P and Q will be:
1. kA
2. kA2
3. zero
4. μsmg
A small sphere carrying a charge ‘q’ is hanging in between two parallel plates by a string of length L. Time period of pendulum is T0. When parallel plates are charged, the electric field between the plates is E and time period changes to T. The ratio T/T0 is equal to
(1) (g+qEmg)1/2 (2) (gg+qEm)3/2
(3) (gg+qEm)1/2 (4) None of these
There is a simple pendulum hanging from the ceiling of a lift. When the lift is stand still, the time period of the pendulum is T. If the resultant acceleration becomes g/4, then the new time period of the pendulum is
1. 0.8 T
2. 0.25 T
3. 2 T
4. 4 T
A second's pendulum is mounted in a rocket. Its period of oscillation decreases when the rocket:
1. Comes down with uniform acceleration
2. Moves around the earth in a geostationary orbit
3. Moves up with a uniform velocity
4. Moves up with the uniform acceleration
A particle executes linear simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of of 3 cm. When the particle is at 2 cm from the mean position, the magnitude of its velocity is equal to that of its acceleration. Then, its time period in seconds is
1. √5π
2.√52π
3. 4π√5
4. 2π√3
A body mass m is attached to the lower end of a spring whose upper end is fixed. The spring has neglible mass. When the mass m is slightly pulled down and released, it oscillates with a time period of 3s. When the mass m is increased by 1 kg, the time period of oscillations becomes 5s. The value of m in kg is-
1. 34
2. 43
3. 169
4. 916
When two displacements represented by y1=asin(ωt) and y2=bcos(ωt) are superimposed,the motion is -
1. not a simple harmonic
2. simple harmonic with amplitude a/b
3. simple harmonic with amplitude √a2 + b2
4. simple harmonic with amplitude (a+b)/2
The damping force on an oscillator is directly proportional to the velocity. The units of the constant of proportionality are
1. kg ms-1
2. kg ms-2
3. kg s-1
4. kg s
1. | simple harmonic motion of frequency ωπ. |
2. | simple harmonic motion of frequency 3ω2π. |
3. | non-simple harmonic motion. |
4. | simple harmonic motion of frequency ω2π. |